Outside Italy the
Parmigiano Reggiano is , sometimes, translated with the word "Parmesan", are we sure we're talking about the same product? As it concerns the UE countries the answer is positive.
After a ruling delivered by the justice court in 2008, it was established that in Europe a cheese could be sold as Parmesan only if real Parmigiano Reggiano.
On the contrary, in the rest of the world the denomination Parmesan doesn't guarantee that it is true and authentic Parmigiano Reggiano.
Indeed, often lower quality products are hidden under this name, that have in common only being hard paste and used as grated cheese.
In Italy, a cheese to obtain the denomination Parmigiano Reggiano has to respect the rigid rules imposed by the DOP disciplinary: from the kind of cows that can be used for the milk production, what they must eat, how the cheese has to be prepared, the aging and so on.
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